Sam stood there for a long moment, unsure of what to do. For the first time in a while, he just frowned, lost in thought. The mission had gone easily, just as Sundowner ordered - enter the building, kill the guards, retrieve the intel. But something unexpected happened in the middle of it all.

An innocent person got involved.

Well, crap.

He had almost sliced them in two, holding his Murasama mere inches from their terrified face. And of course, they screamed. Sundowner made it clear - no survivors. But killing someone unharmed? That was too far, even for Sam. He wasn't like Sundowner, Monsoon or Mistral.

Now what?

Gently tapping his chin in thought, he gazed back down at the one trembling on the floor. Up close, their fear was palpable as they gazed up into his blood-spattered armor. Yet Sam acted like it was something usual.

"And you are...?" Sam asked, tilting his head curiously. "The janitor? A nurse? Just an innocent bystander?"